Happy Tuesday and welcome back! Last week was fun because we got to escape to the mountains towards the end and get some skiing in for my birthday. It was a super short work/school week with a holiday on Monday and us leaving for our trip on Friday. I could get used to a schedule like that.
Take a look at last week's pictures:
We were all home just relaxing on this Martin Luther King holiday. It was my turn to walk the dog and I just so happened to catch the sunset perfectly at the local pond. The evening skies have been extra colorful lately.
Day 18- Tuesday 1/18/22
. . . And our day skies have been extra bright with in a shade of brilliant blue. It feels more like spring right now, but we really hope it doesn't stay that way because we still need much more rain. Back at work we have a new mask mandate requiring us to switch to one of the N95 types of mask. The KN95's seems to be the most popular as they are the most comfortable for all day use. The tricky part is finding enough to last us through the need. On another campus, Justin is super happy the remodeling of the HSU Library is FINALLY done and he can move back to his workplace there at the IT help desk.
Day 19- Wednesday, 1/19/22
After-school vibes for Brandon and Bella where they reconnect for a bit before he heads off to tennis conditioning. They just started that last week and now are also required to get weekly testing at the high school in order to participate in a sport. Each sport has a different testing day and the tennis team tests on Wednesdays so Brandon got his 1st test done today. For me, this afternoon, I'm working with our new vacuum robot to get the entire downstairs mapped so it can run on it's own while I'm at work. I got this one for Christmas and it is sooo much quieter than the last plus has a lower profile so it can fit under some of our furniture to help further reduce the dog hair. We still have the older one but only use it upstairs now where it need to run less.
We're starting to gather items and pack for our upcoming ski trip. We leave tomorrow and can't wait. The pool table has always been our go-to spot to organize for trips. Later Bella and I headed out for another walk. We just missed the sunset this time but she doesn't care and is ready to go. Any walk is a good walk for her.
Day 21- Friday, 1/21/22
We made it to the mountains. That is the backside of Northstar where you can see some of the ski runs we'll be tackling tomorrow. Once we got to the condo in the village we decided to do cake tonight since we have more time now and are less tired than we'll be tomorrow. We're missing Justin who is back at school now but had Tyler's girlfriend Lupe join us. She's not a fan of pictures so instead helps take pictures of us.
Day 22- Saturday, 1/22/22
Happy Birthday to me and happy ski day! We had great weather and nicely groomed runs to enjoy. It was a bit crowded in the afternoon but we headed to that backside which helped us avoid those crowds. Afterwards we enjoyed our traditional pizza dinner in the village.
Day 23- Sunday, 1/23/22
Time to say good-bye and head home. It's a pretty drive with all the snow on the mountains. Once we got back and unpacked we were able to settle in and start the new season of Ozark which dropped this week. Back to reality tomorrow!
Wait! One more:
January's Family Photo
OK! All done for now. See you next week and we wrap up January--wow, that first month sure went fast.
Happy Birthday! looks like a wonderful trip!!! Your sunset over the pond picture is beautiful! So glad you had a fun trip!!
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday!! Hope the skiing was great!
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